Here is another vintage watch from Seiko. Seiko produced a lot of watch models including the Liner, Crown, Laurel, Sportsmatic, Weekdater, Champion, Actus (which is actually a Seiko 5), etc. Of course, the more popular lines like Seiko 5, Lord Marvel, Lord Matic (LM), Bell-Matic, King Seiko (KS), and Grand Seiko (GS) along with AGS and Kinetic remain very much in circulation. This one's a Cronos from 1959.
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| Simple dial with baton hands and distinctive hour markers that seem to be carved into the face |
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| Side view showing the crown |
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| The other side view |
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| Case back bearing the Cronos name |
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| Close-up of the dial. Instead of raised or numbered hour markers, this watch features etches on the dial. |
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| Signed Seikosha hand wound movement - I have not checked exactly what movement caliber this is but I assume that it runs at 18,000 beats per hour, which is the most common for the period when the watch came out. |
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| Inside of the case back bears the serial number and the Suwa logo. Based on the serial number, this watch was manufactured in June 1959. |
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| Wrist shot of the watch |
I have not had the chance to time how long the watch will run when fully wound. It has a decent power reserve though based on the fact that it runs overnight after I retire it for the day and keeps time. I will update this post once I get a fair measurement of its power reserve.
[I sold this watch last week. It is another watch that didn't get worn considering others in my collection that I favored using. 9/26/2023]
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